Re: GPL and NDAs

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From: Jeffrey B. Siegal
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 00:00

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Colin Walters wrote:
> The inside/outside distinction is merely a guideline to follow for
> when one is going against the GPL.  Look at it this way: nowhere in
> the GPL is "distribution" defined.

Distribution is defined under copyright law as giving someone a copy.  

  Why?  Because you should be able
> to modifiy a small portion of the code to suit your liking, on your
> own computer, without having to go to the trouble of publishing your
> changes and making them available.

In this case you are only distributing to yourself, and you need only provide
the source code to yourself.  GPL does not require you to publish source code
or distribute it to anyone other than the people to whom you distribute
binaries.

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Subject: Re: GPL and NDAs
Date: 2000/01/15
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